Healthy subjects
Conditions
Interventions
Outline: Once a week, a dietitian suggests food items suitable for the subject based on the results of an assessment of food preferences and dietary intake at the subject'
s home, and provides the approved food items free of charge. Period: 6 months
Control group: Observation only (no intervention)
Sponsors
Kanagawa University of Human Services
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: BMI <=20.0
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who cannot make telephone calls on their own - Persons who have difficulty in making decisions about research consent (substitute consent is not acceptable) - Persons who is certified in the Japanese Long-term Care Insurance system. - Persons who have been hospitalized for more than one week within one year - Persons who are scheduled to be hospitalized or admitted within the next six months - Persons who plan to move or travel for a week or more during the study period. - Persons who are receiving nutritional guidance at any medical institution. - Persons who are restricting energy or protein intake (e.g., have been instructed by a physician to limit energy or protein intake) - Persons who have difficulty eating food by mouth (e.g., have difficulty in chewing and swallowing) - Persons with food allergies (egg, milk, wheat, shrimp, crab, peanut, buckwheat, etc.) - Persons who cannot refrigerate or heat provided foods at home.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle mass (change from the start of the intervention to 6 months) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score 2. Handgrip strength 3. Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) score 4. Serum albumin 5. Body weight 6. Diet-related quality of life scale 7. Dietary intake 8. Appetite 9. Compliance with protocol implementation 10. Physical activity 11. Sleep status | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKazumi Tanaka
Kanagawa University of Human Services Faculty of Health and Social Services
Outcome results
None listed